Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Drives
| Recorded | Jan 2, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1970 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 67385 |
The record
As the '70s opened, the sound got tighter and funkier, McGee's guitar and Dukes' backbeat driving a grittier, streetwise session than the earlier trio sides. Cuber and Dave Hubbard fill out the horn front with a rawer edge.
Session personnel
- Ronnie Cuber — baritone saxophone
- Joe Dukes — drums
- Larry McGee — guitar
- Lonnie Smith — organ
- Dave Hubbard — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84351 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, All Disc Pressing earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84351 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, All Disc Pressing · RVG stamp |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BST 84351 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1994 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 28266 2 0 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84351 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1970 | Blue Note · BST 84351 K — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4351 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1993 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4351 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1994 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 28266 2 0 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Blue Note · B1 7243 8 28266 1 3 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Blue Note · TOCJ-6756 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9568 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 2024 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84351 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Scorpio |
Follow the players
Ronnie Cuber also plays on
Joe Dukes also plays on
Larry McGee also plays on